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Notre Dame Football Team History


Notre Dame Fighting Irish
University of Notre Dame
 South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium
Capacity: 80,225
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Lou Holtz
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Lou Holtz enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Sep. 5  @ Vanderbilt  14   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Purdue  35   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Texas  27   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Ohio State  16   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Washington  54   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Air Force  17   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Navy  54   27   W    @ Dublin, Ireland   
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Boston College  48   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Pittsburgh  60   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Rutgers  62   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Southern California  20   27   L       
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored407
  Scoring Average37.0
  Points Allowed181
  Defense Average16.5
  Opponents Record65-63
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record3-1
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19 8-3-0 AP
21 8-3-0 Coaches
21 8-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1996 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 5-6192353   Ed Zaunbrecher
Army 10-2379224Lost  29-32  Bob Sutton
Navy 9-3392309Won  42-38  Charlie Weatherbie
Buffalo 8-3271241   Craig Cirbus
East Carolina 8-3316214   Steve Logan
Notre Dame 8-3407181   Lou Holtz
Western Kentucky 7-4304251   Jack Harbaugh
Louisiana Tech 6-5351342   Gary Crowton
Alabama Birmingham 5-6266279   Watson Brown
Central Florida 5-6277261   Gene McDowell
Liberty 5-6250261   Sam Rutigliano
Louisiana 5-6304404   Nelson Stokley
Arkansas State 4-7272365   John Bobo
Northern Illinois 1-10157400   Joe Novak

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.